"My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them." Winston Churchill

I know a police officer who’s 7'0", and although I’ve never heard him complain about it, I can’t imagine what an inconvenience that is. I’ve shrunk to about 6'1" over the years and that’s tall enough.

“Most men … can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it … would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions … which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their lives.”— Leo Tolstoy

I had a friend who was 6'9" and he worked in a factory. It was not a normal day if he was not bleeding from the head somewhere.On the plus side, he was hard to beat in Tennis. I finally figured out you had to hit the ball at him. I always felt a little cheated at 6'1, my dad was 6'3 and built like a tank.

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I can see why stature might be an advantage in your profession (along with politicians and basketball players). Other than that, I can see the downside. I'm definitely "short" at 5'8" in the land of Scandinavian giants up here, but I also never have problems buying clothes, the seats in just about any car fit me comfortably and I can fly without my knees in my chest.